HERCULE II � training part: Call for proposals

Decision 878/2007/EC established a Community action programme to promote activities in the field of the protection of the Community's financial interests (Hercule II programme).
This call relates to the activities under Article 1(a)(b) of the Hercule II Decision, which consists of the organisation of training, seminars and conferences to support the fight against fraud, corruption and other illegal activities as well as the development and implementation of fraud prevention and detection policies.

Proposals for funding are invited from the following:
— national or regional administrations of a Member State or in a country outside the Union which promote the strengthening of Union action to protect its financial interests,
— research and education institutes that have had legal personality for at least one year, are established and operating in a Member State or in a country outside the Union and promote the strengthening of Union action to protect its financial interests,
— all non-profit-making bodies that have had legal personality for at least one year, are legally established in a Member State or in a country outside the Union and promote the strengthening of Union action to protect its financial interests.
Countries outside the European Union are: acceding countries and candidate countries associated with the European Union, on the basis of the conditions stipulated in the association agreements or their additional protocols on participation in European Union programmes concluded or to be concluded with those countries.

Actions eligible for financial support under this call should relate to the organisation of training activities with the aim to ensure the expansion of the knowledge base, the exchange of information and the identification and dissemination of good practice, including training in the form of conferences, seminars, colloquia, meetings, symposia, e-learning, round tables and staff exchanges; and exchanges of best practices (including on fraud risk assessment).

The budget under this call is €1 million. The financial contribution from the EU will take the form of a grant and will not exceed 80% of the eligible costs.

The deadline for applications is 25 September 2012.

Further information is available on the Commission’s Anti-fraud website

Reference: 2012/C 218/09

(Added 2012-07-24)